Principal Software Engineer, State Estimation

The Role 

We are looking for a Perception Algorithms & State Estimation Engineer to solve complex perception and state estimation problems for online autonomy. The ideal candidate has experience developing and deploying algorithms in robotics using camera, lidar, and/or radar data. The types of problems the candidate will address may include: object detection and tracking; state estimation for localization, mapping, and sensor calibration; modeling and estimating tractor/trailer states, including path curvature, ego, trailer pose, trailer angle, trailer wheelbase, and length.

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Design and develop state estimation solutions that run online on our autonomous vehicle
• Define meaningful metrics and deliver solutions to achieve them
• Work within the perception team to leverage data, and with other teams to deliver solutions ready for deployment on the autonomous vehicle
• Mentor and guide other team members to help achieve overall perception goals

Qualifications 

• Skilled with modern C++, Python
• Experience building state of the art state estimation solutions for real time applications in robotics, including E/KFs, factor graphs, optimization
• Experience building mapping and calibration solutions
• Experience working with camera, lidar, and/or radar data in autonomy application
• Comfort iterating on complex problems and models: problem definition, data, bring-up, debugging, evaluation and deployment
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-starter, able to work and overcome challenges independently

Ideal Qualifications 

• Familiarity with state of the art, best practices, and research in motion planning and/or controls
• Ability to design, implement, and deploy motion planning and/or control software stacks

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $160,000 - $250,000
• Equity: Significant equity package commensurate on experience and skills
• Benefits: Full health benefits
• Fully remote, with exciting opportunities to travel to our Denver headquarters for team collaborations and special events.
• Home office stipend up to $500 to help you create a comfortable and productive workspace.
• Actual compensation is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor.